The only cookie recipe that comes to mind when I think of Christmas is Sugar cookies. And yes, this would have to be my best cookie recipe. I usually use a basic Sugar cookie recipe. There is also the McCormick Sugar Cookie recipe that I use every now and then. With Sugar cookies, you can never go wrong. And they are a year round treat too. But I think baking them during the Christmas holidays make the holidays more perfect and festive. I love being at home with the winter weather outside and being inside baking cookies with Christmas music turned up.
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Assorted candies, sprinkles, or colored sugars, for decorating (optional)
1. In large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; beat until combined. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Wrap each in plastic; freeze until firm, at least 20 minutes, or place in a resealable plastic bag, and freeze up to 3 months (thaw in refrigerator overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment. Remove one dough disk; let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Roll out 1/8 inch thick between two sheets of floured parchment, dusting dough with flour as needed. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Using a spatula, transfer to prepared baking sheets. (If dough gets soft, chill 10 minutes.) Re-roll scraps; cut shapes. Repeat with remaining dough.
3. Bake, rotating halfway through, until edges are golden, 10 to 18 minutes (depending on size). Cool completely on wire racks. To ice cookies, spread with the back of a spoon. Let the icing harden, about 20 minutes. Decorate as desired.
{taken from Martha Stewart.com}
I also plan on heading over to Pinterest to find more yummy and delicious cookies to bake. A few have caught my eye (and tummy). Have a great weekend.
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